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Ch 10Politics of Planned Development — Class 12 Political Science, concept-first.
The previous two chapters covered how India's post-Independence leaders tackled the challenges of building a nation and putting democracy in place. This chapter turns to a third major challenge that the country has faced since Independence: bringing about economic development in a way that improves the well-being of ev…
Key concepts
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Bombay Plan Details
Imagine you're building a house from scratch. Before you lay a single brick, you need a plan — where the rooms go, how big each should be, where the plumbing runs.
Most relevant Q&A
- Which of these statements about the Bombay Plan is incorrect? (a) It was a blueprint for India's economic future. (b) It supported state-own…Free
- Which of the following ideas did not form part of the early phase of India's development policy? (a) Planning (b) Liberalisation (c) Coopera…Free
- The idea of planning in India was drawn from (a) the Bombay plan (b) experiences of the Soviet bloc countries (c) Gandhian vision of society…Free
Chapter contents
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In this chapter…
The previous two chapters covered how India's post-Independence leaders tackled the challenges of building a nation and putting democracy in place.
Political contestation
The chapter's argument begins with a basic point: questions about development are not something experts alone can settle.
Ideas of development
The very idea of development is not a settled, universal goal. The textbook makes this point by looking at a single example: Orissa.
Planning
Despite sharp disagreements over the specific model of development, there was one point on which almost everyone agreed after independence: development could not be left entirely to private actors.
The Early Initiatives
The Planning Commission of India, like its Soviet counterpart, adopted the five-year plan (FYP) model.
The First Five Year Plan
The First Five Year Plan (1951–1956) was designed to lift India's economy out of the cycle of poverty.
Rapid Industrialisation
The Second Five Year Plan (1956–1961) was built around a single, bold idea: rapid industrialisation. While the First Plan had focused on agriculture and asked the nation to be patient, the Second Plan…
Exercises
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- Q1Which of these statements about the Bombay Plan is incorrect? (a) It was a blueprint for India's economic future. (b) It supported state-own…Free
- Q2Which of the following ideas did not form part of the early phase of India's development policy? (a) Planning (b) Liberalisation (c) Coopera…Free
- Q3The idea of planning in India was drawn from (a) the Bombay plan (b) experiences of the Soviet bloc countries (c) Gandhian vision of society…Free
- Q4Match the following. (a) Charan Singh (b) P C Mahalanobis (c) Bihar Famine (d) Verghese Kurien i. Industrialisation ii. Zoning iii. Farmers…Preview
- Q5What were the major differences in the approach towards development at the time of Independence? Has the debate been resolved?Preview
- Q6What was the major thrust of the First Five Year Plan? In which ways did the Second Plan differ from the first one?Preview
- Q7Read the following passage and answer the questions below: "In the early years of Independence, two contradictory tendencies were already we…Preview
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- Q1Distinguish between the liberal-capitalist model and the socialist model of development that influenced political thinking in India before a…Free
- Q2"Development was almost universally accepted as a goal after independence, yet there was intense political contestation over the path to ach…Free
- Q3Examine the status, composition and role of the Planning Commission set up in 1950. Why is it described as an advisory body rather than a co…Preview
- Q4Compare the priorities and underlying philosophy of the First Five Year Plan with those of the Second Five Year Plan. What shift in India's…Preview
- Q5"Industry versus agriculture was one of the sharpest debates in the politics of planned development." Assess the arguments advanced by each…Preview
- Q6Why were land reforms considered essential to India's strategy of planned development, and in what ways did the actual outcomes of land refo…Preview